Learn more about the book MOOCs and Open Education

MOOCs and Open Education Around the World is a edited collection which studies issues relevant to open education resources and massively open online courses (MOOCs). Recent changes in distance learning technology have provided the means for people in every nation on earth to take classes online. These massive open courses are mostly free for students but do not consistently lead to formal accreditation. There are a variety of issues that e-learning technology organizations have to consider today because elearning technology is improving so quickly. This collected edition details a series of recent reports and interesting announcements related to MOOCs. How can stakeholders certify that the quality of schooling provided by these massively open online courses is tolerable? How can stakeholders certify that educators are properly credentialed to teach online courses? What strategies are being used by organizations like Wellesley College to conduct these MOOC classes? What experimental evaluation strategies and teaching practices are in use today? How can participants deal with the problems of inadequate learner motivation and high student attrition?

As blended learning technology becomes more procurable there is a developing necessity to comprehend how MOOC courses are being conducted. Lecturers and many other participants would like to gain more knowledge about these significant new open educational initiatives. Scientists want to better understand how massive open online courses can be improved. To satisfy this developing demand for data the intriguing new book MOOCs and Open Education Around the World provides a critical analysis of MOOCs and other open education resource subjects. This new book also studies the controversies associated with these online MOOCs and open educational resources (OER). To learn more please visit MOOCs and Open Education.

Educational Technology